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Republican Candidate for SOS in 2010 Michelle McManus is opposed to No Reason Absentee Voting. As working men and women of Michigan, DFA believes that every voter has right to vote and have their vote counted accurately. Ms McManus says on her website (date 05142009):

McManus on the Issues: No-Reason Absentee Voting
We have another great reader question this week, especially in light of the House action to approve a no-reason AV program for Michigan elections.
Where do you stand on no-reason absentee voting?

On May 8, 2009, The Detroit Free Press (pg 19A) discussed “two landmark cases” from 1999 and 2007, both of which were written by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Robert Young.

Young is one of the “Federalist Four” (extreme right-wing Republican activist judges) who was appointed by former Governor John Engler. He is an activist judge who routinely legislates from the bench to help big business and harm consumers.

The Free Press stated that “both rulings contravened 23 years” of consumer protection law that held “unscrupulous businesses accountable for deceptive and unfair practices.”
Young decided that big corporations that were licensed to do business in Michigan were exempt from the law that protects consumers from fraud and cheating.

Thanks to Young “Dishonest merchants can take advantage of customers, and there’s nothing that can be done about it. That includes nearly every company in the top 3 complaint categories.”

We hope you'll be able to make this Sunday's exciting event with President Barack Obama and John Mellencamp!

Please note these important reminders:
We hope you'll be able to join us this Sunday! Please remember the following:
1.) We are encouraging guests to arrive to the event early to ensure efficient movement through security. For guests coming from outside of Indianapolis, please note you will need to pick your ticket up ahead of time at will call anyway (see below).
2.) Tickets will be available for pick up at the Westin Hotel on Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and on Sunday, May 17 from Noon until 3 p.m. Contributions must be received before tickets may be obtained, and tickets must be picked up during these times.
3.) RSVP to keepindianablue@gmail.com by THIS Friday,
May 15.

4.) Please remember to bring a Photo I.D. for security purposes.
5.) Please remember that large handbags, signs and banners will not be allowed into the Keep Indiana Blue Dinner.
Just announced!!!

On Monday, May 11, 2009 the for-profit health industry promised President Obama to cut costs by 1.5%. But there is no accountability in a promise. One way to pressure the for-profit insurance industry is to make sure that any health care reform plan adopted at least include a public option - as Gov. Dean clearly demands in his petition at http://www.standwithdrdean.org/. ; Furthermore, many in the single-payer movement have argued that the only way to seriously reduce health care costs is to move from for-profit health insurance to a single-payer system like Medicare."

Bruce Fealk has been campaigning hard to earn the scholarship to Netroots Nation, offered by Democracy for America. Netroots Nation is a convention of progressive activists and bloggers from around the country. Currently I’m in second place with 61 votes. We want to get Bruce into first place and stay there till the 5/11 cutoff. The first place position is guaranteed the scholarship. Also, if you could forward this e-mail on to some of your progressive friends with a personal note, we'd appreciate that too.

So, if you haven’t voted for him yet, we here at D4MD would appreciate your taking a few minutes to do so.

At every turn when there has been an imbalance of power, the truth questioned, or our beliefs and values distorted,the change required to restore our nation has always come from the bottom up, from our people. —Howard Dean

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